Mayor Gaynor Funeral Draws Tens Of Thousands In Brooklyn
The body of New York Mayor Gaynor was moved from City Hall to Trinity Church for the Episcopal burial service led by Bishop Greer. A vast funeral procession along lower Broadway featured Taft as an honorary pallbearer, with over 50,000 seeking entrance and an overflow at St Pauls. An estimated million spectators watched as the cortege proceeded to Cypress Hills Cemetery via the Brooklyn Bridge and local streets.
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Brooklyn
St. Paul's
Gaynor
New York
City Hall
Trinity Church
Greer
Lower Broadway
Solo T
William H Taft
St Paul’s Church
Brooklyn Bridge
Eighth Avenue
Auburn man held on Mann Act charges in Nebraska
Abraham Cease of Auburn Nebraska is in federal custody in Lincoln charged with violating the Mann White Slave Act. Deputy Marshal Hensel arrested him in Auburn. He awaits trial in Lancaster County Jail with bond set at $2000. Cease allegedly enticed Stella Bourlier from Rule Nebraska to Marshalltown Indiana for immoral purposes. The couple was found in Marshalltown and Cease earlier received four months in county jail for adultery.
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Abraham Cease
Auburn
Neb
Lincoln
Hensel
Lancaster County
Cease
Stella Bourlier
Rule
Marshalltown
Lincoln City Files For Rehearing On Telephony Rate Case
City Attorney Foster filed with the railway commission to reopen the Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph case. The move, authorized by the city commission after meetings of patrons opposed to rate hikes, seeks permission to consolidate Lincoln exchanges and set temporary higher rates for service.
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City of
Lincoln
Foster
Railway Commission
Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph Company
Good Roads Meet at Central City Nebraska
Central City Nebraska reports Dr. H. E. Glatfelter setting Wednesday October 8 as the Platte Valley Transcontinental association meeting in the city. The gathering will discuss the proposed new Lincoln highway and is expected to attract many notable people.
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Central City
Neb
H. E. Glatfelter
Platte Valley Transcontinental Association
American School Seized in Koritsa Albania
Greek authorities in Koritsa seized the American mission schools protecting nearly 100 Albanian girls and detained Albanians who had returned from America. The British consul at Monastir protested to the Greek government as part of wider Greek pressure to annex southern Albania into Greece.
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Koritsa
Albania
America
Greece
Monastir
Kingdom of
Collision of two trains at College Point kills three
Three people died and forty were injured in a head on crash of two Long Island railroad electric trains at College Point. The dead are Conductor George Berckel Motormen Fred Loder and Charles Hohlien. Most injured were mill employees on their way to work. The trains, traveling forty miles an hour, rounded a curve from opposite directions and buckled without telescoping, a factor saving many lives. One of the injured is expected to die.
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Long Island Railroad
College Point
Long Island
George Berckel
Fred Loder
Charles Hohlien
Southerners Form Mississippi Valley Immigration Group
A group led by Senator Ransdell of Louisiana organized the Mississippi Valley Immigration Association. They plan to campaign against strict immigration limits and push for government and state agencies in Europe to encourage U S immigration.
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Ellis Island
Imperator
Senator Ransdell
Louisiana
Mississippi Valley Immigration Association
Europe
United States
Young elevator operator saves workers in St Paul blaze
A youthful elevator operator at Louis F Dow Company in St Paul braved flames to evacuate scores of employees from a six story building. The heroism saved many lives though two men died and the fire caused about 310000 dollars in damage to the office fixture manufacturer.
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Louis F. Dow Company
St. Paul
Missing Kansas City woman Lizzie Medford sought by police
Friends report Mrs. Lizzie Medford seven feet tall and 300 pounds vanished after leaving home six days ago to shop. Police aided search for the 64 year old woman, known as the tallest in Kansas City.
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Lizzie Medford
Kansas City
Spraying Grapevines to Fight Leaf-Hoppers Proves Beneficial
F Hartzell explains that leaf-hoppers feed on grape leaves from the underside and that proper spraying minimizes injury. Field tests show sprayed vines yield higher sugar and darker, richer grapes, with Black Leaf 40 at 50 percent nicotine proving effective when timed to nymph peaks.
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New York
Reducing Dry Rot Loss in Potatoes at Nebraska Station
Nebraska station tests show pre storage treatments markedly cut dry rot in stored potatoes. Formalin dip or vapor and lime sulfur wash yielded the best results, with formalin dip recommended for ease of use. Tubers dipped for two hours in 40 percent formalin solution and dried before storage reduced rot and kept tubers in excellent condition when harvested in April.
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Nebraska
Regulation on Shipping Live Poultry Proposed by Humane Society
The National Humane association urges a regulation to prevent damage from rough handling during shipment and to stop birds from sticking heads through tops. It also recommends forbidding shipments of squad pigeons under six weeks of age.
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National Humane Association
Preparing Seed Bed For Wheat
Farmers prep the seed bed for fall wheat. Professor Miller notes that heaving from a loose lower layer causes clods and poor water movement. The remedy is to thoroughly disk before plowing to reduce clods, save horsepower, and improve weed turnover. Start early to let the seedbed settle and moisture develop before seeding.
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M. F. Miller
Agronomy Department
University of Missouri
Early Planting Key to Bulb Success
A note of gratis wisdom says most bulb failures stem from late planting. Plant bulbs as early as possible, ideally when obtainable. Some foreign grown bulbs do not ripen early enough for the first dealer consignments.
Caution Against Sedative Cough Medicines Advertisement
Readers are urged to avoid cough medicines with codine morphine heroin or other sedatives as they say such products help cause capillary bronchitis and pneumonia. An alternative Chamberlains Cough Remedy is claimed to be safe and effective without sedatives and to cleanse germs. For sale by all dealers.
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Sidney Lumber CO
U. P
Rock Springs
Hanna
Bishop Greer
Moore’s
Mrs. Rover
Moore
Wven Incomo
Essig
Sidney, Neb
Chamberlain
W. G. Mattison
Sherman 8&J
Hornellsville
N.Y
Burlington Depot
Sidney Marble Works
A. A. Clark
New York City
Elevator Boy
F. Hartzell
Jos. Hahler
Ayle & Ericson General Contractors
Nice Livens & Mahr
Cheyenne and
Kimball Counties
Home Realty Co, Biggs & Dybdarl, Mgrs
Potter, Nebraska
F. G. Griffith
Oberfelder Bidg
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